Batman, Superman, and philosophy : badass or boyscout? /

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Imprint:	Chicago : Open Court, [2016] ©2016
Description:	1 online resource (x, 289 pages) : illustration.
Language:	English
Series:	Popular culture and philosophy ; volume 100 Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 100.
Subject:	Batman -- (Fictitious character) Superman -- (Fictitious character) Batman -- (Fictitious character) Superman -- (Fictitious character) Superman -- Fiktive Gestalt Batman -- Fiktive Gestalt Superhero films -- History and criticism. Motion pictures -- Philosophy. Comic books, strips, etc -- Moral and ethical aspects. Superheroes in literature -- Philosophy. PERFORMING ARTS / Reference Comic books, strips, etc. -- Moral and ethical aspects. Motion pictures -- Philosophy. Superhero films. Superheld Philosophie Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Aufsatzsammlung.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11407075

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Other authors / contributors:	Michaud, Nicolas, editor.
ISBN:	9780812699227 081269922X 9780812699180 0812699181
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-277) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"Batman or Superman? Which of these heroic figures is morally superior? Which is more dramatically effective? Which is more democratic? Which shows us the better way to fight crime? In Batman, Superman, and Philosophy, 26 philosophers evaluate Superman vs. Batman in order to decide which of them "wins" by various criteria. Since both Batman, the megalomaniacal industrialist, and Superman, the darling of the media, sometimes operate outside the law, which of them makes the better vigilante - and how do they compare with Robin Hood, the anonymous donor, the Ninja, and the KKK? Which of them comes out better in terms of evolutionary biology? Which of the heroes works more effectively to resist oppression? Which one is better for the environment? Which of these two makes a better model and inspiring myth to define our culture and society? Is Batman or Superman the more admirable person? Who conforms more closely to Nietzsche's Übermensch? Who makes the better god? Who is more self-sacrificing? Whose explicit code of morality is superior? Which superhero gives us more satisfying dramatic conflict? And why does a battle between the two make such a compelling drama?"--
Other form:	Print version: Batman, Superman, and philosophy. Chicago : Open Court, [2016] 9780812699180